Books - "aviation"
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German Aircraft of the First World War
Second edition. Super octavo, blue cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edge blue, frontispiece, xxxviii + 600pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in illus d/w VG+ (moderate tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Putnam 1970
KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation planes world war one ww1 wwi aeronautical military history
Ferry Command
Octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing Ltd 1981
KEYWORDS: history military aviation ww2 world war 2 two second aeroplane deliveries North America UK drawings
A Passion for Flight - New Zealand Aviation Before the Great War
Volume 1 - Ideas, first flight attempts and the aeronauts 1868 -1909, Volume 2 - Aero clubs, aeroplanes, aviators and aeronauts 1910 - 1914, Volume 3 - The Joe Hammond story and military beginnings 1910 - 1914
3 x volume set, signed, dated and inscribed by author. Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, white and biege lettering to covers, 184pp & 320pp & 208pp, illus, Near FINE (light scuff to vol3 front cover, v. slight soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Volplane Press 2012 & 2013
KEYWORDS: history aviations aeronauts aeroplanes aviators joe hammond flight new zealand aviation nz
A Clasp for The Few - New Zealanders with the Battle of Britain Clasp
Signed & numbered limited edition, less common in hardcover, super octavo, blue cloth heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine and boards, frontispiece, xiv+ 470pp, illus, VG (light wear to board edges, gilt lettering fading) in illus d/w VG (light tanning and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Kenneth G. Wynn 1981
KEYWORDS: biography air crew aviation pilots r.a.f raf nz new zealand history battle of britain
Alone in the Sky
Super octavo, navy heavy cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, iv + 190pp, illus - plates to centre, Near FINE (slight bruising to lower spine extrem) in illus d/w VG+ (heavy sun fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Technical Books NZ 1979
KEYWORDS: memoir biography jean batten aviation pilot history new zealand nz
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951-52
Large quarto, dark blue heavy cloth boards, gilt tooling to spine and boards, gilt decoration (plane) to front cover, eps adverts, 90pp adverts + i + 9pp addenda + Part A22 pp + Part B61pp + Part C 293pp + Part D80pp + Part E5pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine, spine extrems and board edges)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd 1952
KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation aeroplane memorabilia vintage adverts 50s
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1972- 1973
Large quarto, dark blue heavy cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and boards, fep adverts, 67pp adverts + 798pp, illus, VG+ (v. slight soiling to boards) in illus d/w VG (light/moderate soiling to covers, light chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company Ltd 1973
KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation aeroplane memorabilia vintage adverts 70s
The Leading Edge
Imperial octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macdonald Orbis Ltd 1987
KEYWORDS: history aviation evolution design manufacture developments inventors inventions photos black & white colour color
Flying Boats: The J-Class Yachts of Aviation
Oblong quarto, blue heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 136pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing & soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & soiling to edges, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Howell Press 2002
KEYWORDS: aviation transport transportation flying boats nautical maritime art Ian Marshall illustrated
Vickers Aircraft
Super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 593pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edgesprev. owner's small name label to fep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Putnam/Conway Maritime Press 1988
KEYWORDS: military aviation history engineering Vickers aircraft illustrated
Aircraft Propulsion - A Review of the Evolution of Aircraft Piston Engines Vol1 No 4
9 glossy photographic prints of various engines loosely enclosed with correspondence between historian Maurice Hendry & Smithsonian curator loosely enclosed. Imperial octavo, soft cover (Tatty); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institute 1971
KEYWORDS: maurice hendry smithsonian aircraft aviation piston engines
Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1935-45 Vol 1
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, orange heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 164pp, illlus, VG (moderate bruising & disclouration to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, tatty (very heavy chipping with some loss to edges- esp. the top spine, moderate chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Kookaburra Technical Publications 1973
KEYWORDS: luftwaffe German military history aviation illustrated camouflage markings engineering
The Mighty Eighth: Units, Men and Machines (A History of the US 8th Air Force)
REVISED EDITION, quarto, maroon heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 311pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, date in ink to copyright page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light staining & chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: Jane's Publishing Company 1986
KEYWORDS: US America aviation military history fighter planes mighty eighth US 8th Air Force illustrated
That Eternal Summer : Unknown Stories from the Battle of Britain
Octavo, hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Collins 1990
KEYWORDS: history aviation military ww2 world war 2 two second battle of britain aeroplane fighters photos black & white
Divine Thunder : The Life and Death of the Kamikazes
Octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Macdonald & Co Ltd 1971
KEYWORDS: history aviation military ww2 world war 2 two second Japan Japanese kamikaze aeroplane suicide bombers maps photos black & white
Air Bombardment : The Story of its Development
Super octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (SCRUFFY); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1961
KEYWORDS: aviation air force military history war bomber air bombardment
Vertical Take - Off : The Inside Story of British Areospace's Comeback From Crisis to World Class
Super octavo, hardcover (NEAR FINE) in d/w (NEAR FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Nichiolas Brealey Publishing Ltd 1999
KEYWORDS: history aviation Britain British Aerospace Company financial disaster comeback bullet points tables charts results
Bases of Bomber Command: Then and Now
Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps& prelims, 360pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light indentations to front board) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Battle Of Britain International Ltd 2003
KEYWORDS: raf aviation military history illustrated war bases airfields
Sharks Over China - The 23rd Fighter Group in World War II
Super octavo, soft cover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Brassey's 1999
KEYWORDS: army air forces aviation 23rd fighter group worl war two ww2 wwii
Heathrow - Chicago
Super octavo, soft cover (Near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Ltd 1989
KEYWORDS: aviation heathriow chicago flying flights planes flight path